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Recognised as Colour

#A494E2

  • #A494E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A494E2 is a blue with RGB values 164, 148, 226 and HSL 252°, 57%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A494E2#A494E2
HEX#A494E2
RGBrgb(164, 148, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5804, 0.8863
RGB percentages64.3%, 58%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(252.3, 57.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.3, 34.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK27.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,786,018
CSS custom property--colour: #A494E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5B6B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#819DE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#97A1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2E294
Analogous#94ABE2, #CB94E2
Triadic#E2A494, #94E2A4
Split complementary#E2CB94, #ABE294
Tetradic#E294AB, #D2E294, #94E2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E4F8
Lighter +10%#C6BCED
Darker −10%#826CD7
Darker −20%#6044CC
Darker −30%#492FAE
Darker −40%#382486
More saturated +25%#9A83F3
Less saturated −25%#AEA5D1

Channel breakdown

R164
G148
B226
Red164 (64.3%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue252.31°
Saturation (HSL)57.35%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 94 · B E2

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